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06/12/2019 12:29 pm
This is a model I have wanted for some time now.
I tracked a couple of Kyosho's but they are in the $500 range and this is a 1/12 scale CMR for $270. I have a few of these but the only one I had with a number on it was a Hotwheels and the shape was a problem and I ended up selling it.
The end of a revered bloodline, just 36 250 GTO's were produced from 1962 to 1964 and these cars are perhaps the most coveted classics of all time. The GTO moniker is actually a nickname coined by the British press in period, with the "O" referring to "omologato" or "homologato" in English. In the factory the GTO was simply known as Comp 62. Surrounded with intrigue and folklore, none of these 36 cars were identical. The bodies were all hand-beaten in aluminium over a wooden frame at Seaglietti's workshop but that is where the similarity stopped.
The first 18 cars were supplied with the rear spoiler as a separate component to be retrofitted to the body. Radiator sizing differed between the examples, as did the number of ducts on their bodies and there were various other notable engineering and cosmetic differences.
This is the number 19 24 Heores Du LeMans 1962 GT class winner, as driven by Pierre Noblet and Jean Gaichet. The pair won the class comfortably and finished on the overall podium to boot. Ferrari continued this winning streak throughout every subsequent round, resulting in Ferrari winning the championship with a maximum score of 45 points.
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06/12/2019 2:57 pm
This is one of the sexiest body style cars ever built next to the XKE.
06/12/2019 7:58 pm
Over all quality, fit & finish & impactful presence all combine here to make an outstanding replica
06/12/2019 10:24 pm
Very pleasing to the eyes .. Many here desire to add this
07/12/2019 1:20 pm
Not that I am aware of.
07/12/2019 4:14 pm
It is a fine automobile and a fine model too!
09/12/2019 5:07 am
beautiful model, Josh....I've always loved the way this particular model looked. The racing stripes look great & the fact that its a Le Mans winner is just icing on the cake for me.
09/12/2019 9:14 am
pix..I sold the Revell 1/12 scale 250 GTO without numbers and very poor wheels, so it was nice to get another 1/12 version, especially with numbers on it and yes a LeMans car just adds to it for me too. CMR did a good job I think and at a very competitive price. Here is a favorite still, even without numbers.
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